AI optimization of a billiard player

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-417

  Landry, Jean François ^a   Dussault, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer pool; Tactical optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BALL MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER POOL; TACTICAL OPTIMIZATION;

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 36248930548     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-007-9172-7     Document Type: Article

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